What it does:

Document Scan Server (DSS) enables organizations to improve business performance by scanning documents at the point of entry into a workflow.  DSS is an integrated software/hardware solution that provides flexible tools to scan-enable third-party applications, secure scanner connectivity options, and centralized management capabilities to reduce the cost and complexity of capture deployments. 

Organizations need Document Scan Server if they:

• Are unwilling to disrupt their existing IT infrastructure, or have security policies that are in conflict with traditional PC-based scan stations.
• Require centralized management capabilities to set up and maintain scanners in remote locations.
• Are searching for a simplified, cost-effective means to add scanning capability at any location where paper and electronic documents enter the organization.

With Document Scan Server you can:

• Add scanning capability to virtually any software application.  No need for users to quit an application or move to another computer in order to scan.
• Minimize disruption to existing business processes or workflows.
• Eliminate the need to install SCSI boards, scanner drivers or scanner applications on client PCs.
• Adhere to corporate IT standards for desktop PC security and software.
• Manage scanning infrastructure from a single, central location.
• Have branch office workers install the Document Scan Server network appliance in minutes. 

Key features include:

• Web Services Software Development Kit (SOA compliant) to add scanning capability to new or existing software applications.
• Single administrator can use Management Console to configure, monitor and update scanners throughout enterprise.
• True thin client scanning.
• Scan from practically any platform including Windows, Mac, and Linux, thin client terminals and Citrix environments.  
• Seamless integration to Ascent Capture through Ascent Collection Server.